Heavy rains collapse Greater Caracas
Social media users reported collapse in Greater Caracas due to the heavy rains this Monday afternoon.
Roosevelt Avenue, before the La Bandera terminal, was flooded. The Altamira interchange was flooded and affected traffic on the Francisco Fajardo highway there. Images of Nueva Granada Avenue also showed the effects of the rainfall in the city.
#2Sep 6:10pm #Caracas #Rains
Roosevelt Avenue completely flooded before reaching the La Bandera terminal in Caracas – @Noticia058 pic.twitter.com/FgSy44iYiY— Reporte Ya (@ReporteYa) September 2, 2024
Altamira Distributor remains with slow traffic due to strong #rains this afternoon that flooded some roads in the capital city.
⚠️Drivers, take alternate routes⚠️#2Sep #Rains pic.twitter.com/pWCF2PNmVA
— Globovision (@globovision) September 2, 2024
Report: Images of Av. Nueva Granada, Santa Rosalía Parish after the recent #Rains pic.twitter.com/aSubGNVVzJ
— Daniel Guillermo Colina (@danielgcolina) September 2, 2024
Which areas were affected by the rains?
In El Recreo, users of the social network X pointed out that there was no way through in front of the Traki store. Casanova Avenue is also flooded. El Cementerio and El Valle were also seriously affected. On the Pan-American Highway, near Coche, the rains caused obstruction.
In El Paraíso, Prado de María, Petare and El Llanito they also warned of affected areas.
#2Sep 5:59pm #Caracas #Rains @frankvalderrey:At this moment there is heavy rain in the El Recreo area, there is no safe passage in front of TRAKI. pic.twitter.com/Tk46JxW7iw
— Reporte Ya (@ReporteYa) September 2, 2024
#Now | Rains caused an obstruction in the passage of the Km. 0 road of the Pan-American Highway in the Coche parish.
⚠️Drivers, take alternate routes⚠️
📹Courtesy #2Sep #Rains pic.twitter.com/HxtXhlfc8H
— Globovision (@globovision) September 2, 2024
Video courtesy of Primero de Mayo Street, upper part of El Cementerio. #Rains ⛈️ pic.twitter.com/tiuh5EKgtS
— Daniel Guillermo Colina (@danielgcolina) September 2, 2024
This is how Calle 2 of El Valle in Caracas looks, flooded and with some damage due to the heavy rains this afternoon #2Sep 6:14pm #Caracas #Rains
Via @Noticia058@ReporteYa pic.twitter.com/1EQxKbADgH— It’s News (@EsNoticiaVzla_) September 2, 2024
Precipitation is forecast for the next few hours
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inameh) indicated in its report at 6:30 pm this Monday that “rapidly evolving convective cells are observed, accompanied by rainfall of varying intensity and occasional electrical discharges, in areas of Nueva Esparta, Sucre, northern Anzoátegui, northwest Miranda, La Guaira, Capital District, Aragua, western Falcón and Lara, northern Trujillo and Zulia. Conditions that are expected to persist for the next three hours.”
#2Sep #INAMEHInforma *🚨Pendants🚨* Rapidly evolving convective cells are observed, accompanied by precipitation of variable intensity and occasional electrical discharges, in areas of Nueva Esparta, Sucre, northern Anzoátegui, northwest Miranda, La Guaira pic.twitter.com/B5Dth4liow
— INAMEH (@INAMEH) September 2, 2024
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